Biden and Harris to hit campaign trail this fall and attack ‘extreme MAGA Republicans’

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will hit the road this fall to tout their administration’s victories and slam ‘extreme MAGA’ Republicans in an all-out push to turn the midterm election into a Democratic victory.

The White House announced the plans on Thursday as President Biden was on the first full day of his South Carolina vacation.

The messaging memo, from White House communications director Kate Bedingfield and senior adviser Anita Dunn, made their strategy clear – attack Republicans for their ties to Donald Trump and defend Biden’s economic record, which voters give him low marks for.

‘The President and Congressional Democrats beat the special interests and delivered what was best for the American people. Every step of the way, Congressional Republicans sided with the special interests — pushing an extreme MAGA agenda that costs families,’ the memo says.

‘After the President signs the Inflation Reduction Act into law, the President, Vice President, and Cabinet will travel across the country with this message.’

No specific travel details were provided.  

The White House is striking while the iron is hot. President Joe Biden is coming off a couple of the best weeks of his presidency: signing burn pits legislation and the CHIPS Act into law, and killing al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiril

The Inflation Reduction Act, which contains healthcare and climate provisions, was approved by the Senate on Sunday. The House will vote on it on Friday.

Biden’s approval rating rose to its highest level in two months in a Reuters-Ipsos poll released on Tuesday, up 2 points to 40 per cent. It had been down in the 30s amid voter frustration with the highest inflation in 40 years, which caused prices of gas, food and housing to spike.

Republicans, meanwhile, are touting a series of internal polls that show the several competitive House races are moving their way and the GOP is favored to win back control of the lower chamber. But the Senate is tougher slog for Republicans and could remain in Democratic hands. 

And the FiveThirtyEight’s polling average for the generic ballot in the 2022 election has Democrats an Republicans essentially tied at 43.9% to 43.7%.   

But the conservative Wall Street Journal editorial board had a warning on Wednesday: ‘With November’s midterms still three months away, the predicted red wave may be breaking far from the electoral shore. Tuesday’s elections were another sign that Democratic voters are becoming more motivated.’

The question mark for Republicans remains former President Donald Trump.

Candidates favored by him have done well in Republican primaries this year, coming out on top in several House races and gubenatorial contests.

And Republicans rallied around Trump after he announced an FBI raid on his Mar-a-Lago home on Monday. Most called it election year politics. Eric Trump claimed it was ordered by the White House, which denies any advance notice of it, saying they found out from public reports. 

But Democrats are hoping to use anger at the former president for his actions trying to overturn the 2020 election results into motiivation for their base. 

The party is also reminding women voters of their power in the wake of the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark case that guaranteed a right to an abortion.